Pocket cigar lighter



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' Edward far [Zar/,

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July 27, 1926.

E.A E CLARKA POCKET` CIGAR LIGHTER Filed March 23, 1926 y @Mw/MMM #Uhrl t i ts uppe r end a dint tube -Patented July 27.. 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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My.'invention is a flintsparkcigar lighter and resides-in the details of organization 'and arran ement of the various elements going to ma e up /apractical and eiiicient device of this character, giving certainty of action,- cleanliness` of operation and security against leakage or'evaporation of the liquid fuel. 'sIn' the drawingsz f i Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete device, partly broken away; f

Figure 2 is anelevation of he opposite side of thedevice;

Figure 3 isa plan view of vFigure 2; Figure 4 is asection on line 4--4 o f Figi ,ure 3, looking inithe direction of the arrows;

, Figure'5(is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows; Figure -6-is a detail of the flint receptacle: Figure 7 is a detail'elevation of the spark- 2 ing mechanism; o n line-77 of Figure 3.

Figures 4,l 5,' 6 and 7 are on an enlarged-A scale. Y W `Flint .sparking cigar lighters are old and havebeen made 1n many forms. All dependA fortheir usefulness upon a smallpiece of iint' or other suitable material, pressed against the face of an abrasive cuttingwheel, the rapid movement .ofwhich removes -ff minute particles of theiint, with the genera-vv 80 tion of heat suflicient to raise the particles to an incandescent heat, throwing them "in a shower in the direction of rotation ofthe` abrading tool. The mainbody part of my device, upon l5 which all theother elements are grouped, is a reservoir 1, within which thefliquid fuel is containedfpreferably alsototton orother absorbent material` is introduced, in order y -to'utake .up and hold the lalcohol or 'gasolinel 9 fuel. An aperture is formed yin the bottom 11 of this reservoir through which the fuel 'l may beintroduced as required and this aper- .ture i'sclosed by-a 'screw-plug 2, 'formed from solid stock, and having a projecting hollow angv 21 within vwhich may be stored ints 3. Tang 21 is 'closed by al friction plug; 22, which forms a tight fit with the interior of' tang21. Upon the top 12 of the reservoir is I mountedthe sparking-mechanism,^made up of a standard 4 mounted perpendicularlyto lthe-'surface of the top 12 and carryin trlelmsl, av-

screw 45, which maybe turned to give any.

desired tension to the spring.

Mounted upon the top 12in line with the .ing at one end an interior screwV threaded 'Y flint tube 41 is a perpendicular shaft 5, its

lowei` end having a bearingin a recess in the surface of top 12 and its, uppar end a pon this.

bearing in the top of cover 43.

shaft 5 are mounted two wheels, one, 51, being a thumbwheel, preferably with a' milled or knurled edge and the .other 52, somewhat less in diameter, having a le cutting-edge, and lying within and .substantially covered by the cover 43, and directly opposite the endjbf tube 41'. The 'cover is cut away oppo-l site the end of -tube 41 and the opening conopposite thewick tube, as

tinuesy at the side shown in'Figure Between the .end of spring 44 and spark wheel 52 is placed a iiint 3 which is kept by the spring pressed y against 'the le'periphery of the `spark wheel. In Figure 4 most clearly appear the ame elements, which are in a line parallel to the flinttube (see Figs. 3 and 4)'. Upon the top '.12 of the reservoir ismounted a standard 6, having a central axial opening' from y top to bottom', communicating with the in-A ferior of the 4'reservoir 1. The upper end of the standard` or wick tube 6, is :formedwitha. conical seat 61` and within the tube is car-- ried a lamp wick 62. Opposite Athe end 42 of the iint tubeis a hollow standard 7 having upstanding ears 7 1 provided lwith bearing apertures-for the ing-alim. 8. r,Vithinl t d b 1s a unger 2, s ring presse a spring 73. he rear en of arm 8 is fomed with' two flat surfaces 82 which when it is rlpmtle 8 1 of a swinge hollow standard 7 pendicular to or arallel with-the-to 12 aire en'gagd by the p unger 72, yieldingly holding t e -arm 8 in one position or t termediate osition. Upon the free end of outeredges'of which are dapted'. to 'engage e other but preventing it from remaining at'- any inf m0 eadv83-hav1n la hollow 84-the the` c'onical seat" loffthewick vtube 6 with aline engagement (see Fig. 4) and hermetically close `the open. endvgf thev wicktube,

to prevent leakageor evaporation of the duce a flame the arm 8 is lifted, against thel resistance of spring 73 until a flat 81 1s parallel with the face of plunger 72 when the arm will be held in upright position, the end of the. Wick 62 being exposed. A sharp turn of shaft 5 by means 'of the thumb wheel 51 will cause spark wheel 52 to cut a myriad of incandescent particles off lthe flint 3, pressed against its face and throw them through the side opening in cover 48, directly upon the end of` wick 3, igniting the vaporized fuel. When it is desired to quench the flame the arm 8 is swung upon its`pintle 81, at `first resisted by the spring 73 and later urged by spring 73, as the corner between the two fiat surfaces 82 is passed. lhe head 83 will be pressed against the conical seat 61 effectually closing 'the Wick ltube and covering the wick. It will be observed that the actuation of the spark wheel 52 without direct application of power is made possible by the use of a shaft for the spark` Wheel and an actuation Wheel for the shaft, with the necessary bearings at both ends of the shaft. The opening and closing of the wick tube is rendered semi-automatic fand secure against leakage or evaporation.

The filling of Vthe `tlevice and the storage of spare flints is also conveniently provided for and the renewing and use of they flint in active use is made cleanly and easy, Without any necessity',in the operation of the device for the hands to come in Contact either with the Wick or spark wheel, and with provision for the covering o'f these parts at all times, so that neither the hands nor the clothing may be soiled.

I claim In a cigar lighter, in combination, a fuel reservoir; a standard perpendicular to the upper end of the. reservoir; a flint tube carried bythe standard across its upper end; a spring within the flint tube; an abutment at one end of the flint tube; a cover at the other end; a shaft perpendicular to the upper end of the reservoir, journalled at one end the top of the reservoir and at thel other end in the flint tube cover; a spark wheel fast to the shaft, Within the cover and opposite the end of the flint tube; a thumb Wheel on the shaft; a Wick tube to one side of the flint I tube cover; its upper end opposite the spark wheel. v

Signed at ABoston, Massachusetts, this twenty-second day 0f March, 1926.

` EDWARD FOSTER CLARK. 

